Walton was born in the Strand district on 19 March 1888 into a family of soldiers.

In 1948 he was nominated for Sheriff in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice [1] and gained the ward in 1949.

[citation needed] He was in charge of The Boy Scouts Association Headquarters Overseas Department and its overseas branches in the British Empire Dominions and Colonies and as such was responsible for contacts with the governments and travelled very often.

[4] This was the major purpose of the visits by Overseas Commissioners Walton and Alfred Pickford in the 1920s and 1930s.

[5] He resided at Longworth Manor near Abingdon-on-Thames until his death and was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1944-1947.